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In the first month after the launch of the fundraising campaign in Ellie’s honor, the community had raised $6,000. That total has climbed to over $45,000 in just 3 months.

Mom Tammy shared with us that thanks to community support and the extra boost from FOX coverage, the fundraiser at Kaylie’s elementary school in July 2026 was a big success, raising more than $10,000 for Help Hope Live in her honor.

Lindsey’s birthday fundraiser was held on May 27 with a percentage of sales donated to Help Hope Live in her honor.

On April 26, Melianie Babb and her 4 young children were forced to evacuate their home in their wheelchair accessible van due to tornado warnings. In the process, they hit a flash flood. While the family escaped safely, their van was totaled in the flood, and insurance won’t cover the total cost of an accessible van.

Living with Post Polio Syndrome (PPS), Scott had to retire from his multi-decade career and 6,000 volunteer hours visiting kids to provide life-changing canine therapy. Scott knew his medical challenges couldn’t be the end of his commitment to helping and healing others.

As of May 2026, the campaign in Kelson’s honor has raised over $20,000.

With overwhelming generosity from Paul’s community, Help Hope Live funded an accessible van through the fundraising campaign in Paul’s honor.

Living with spina bifida, Scott is a proud dog dad to beautiful Karma, a gamer, a Star Wars and fantasy fan, and a comedy-lover who always has a joke at the ready.

May is here, and that means it’s time to celebrate Mobility Awareness Month! In this post, we’ll share some interesting statistics about mobility and disability and give you some options for further reading to join us in our celebrations.

We were grateful to see that three local news outlets covered the story of Jovita McConnell, a loving mom and active community member fundraising with Help Hope Live following a life-changing aneurysm.